Duke rape charges dropped.
 

The rape charges have been dropped, but the charges for kidnapping and sexual assault are still going ahead.

These poor guys. When the hell are they going to let these guys get on with their lives.

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It's about time. They didn't have any evidence to support their case. Just another example of a chick trying to get paid.

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i'm happy for them. merry christmas duke lacrosse

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White people around the world rejoice. But seriously...it is kinda bad because this kinda divided the US in black and white like OJ did. I am glad it is finally over

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but that girl changed her story countless times. i'm no judge but i think that they should charge her with a false report after all is said and done

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yeah I agree, but at the same time the dudes are still gonna be charged for sexual assault and kidnapping.

So I guess it is not over yet, but the rape element is done with.

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[quote=dall-assblows;263024]but that girl changed her story countless times. i'm no judge but i think that they should charge her with a false report after all is said and done[/quote]
They would most def do that in UK.

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the reporter on tv said kidnapping could be as simple as moving a person from one room to the next

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Thank God that the charges were dropped, that was possibly the most rediculous thing ever Duke's Lax program is fucked now at a year when they were at their best.

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[quote=Redskin;263078]Thank God that the charges were dropped, that was possibly the most rediculous thing ever Duke's Lax program is fucked now at a year when they were at their best.[/quote]

yea there coach left just bcuz of this shit

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Well I hope the courts do a good job and that appropriate justice is served. I'm not sure it is appropriate for anyone to have a strong opinion either way on this given the evidence that is available to us via the media.

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[QUOTE=hooskins;263020]White people around the world rejoice. But seriously...it is kinda bad because this kinda divided the US in black and white like OJ did. I am glad it is finally over[/QUOTE]

I just hope people are smart enough not to make this a racial issue. [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Smith"]Stupid people[/URL] do [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Stuart_%28murderer%29"]stupid things[/URL] and stupidity is always color blind.

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[quote=saden1;263116]I just hope people are smart enough not to make this a racial issue. [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Smith"]Stupid people[/URL] do [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Stuart_%28murderer%29"]stupid things[/URL] and stupidity is always color blind.[/quote]

Amen, I agree but sometimes that tends to happen. Obviously this is nothing like the OJ case, but unfortunately people like to blame things they are uncomfortable with, on race. I would not be surprised if that is what some people view this issue as.

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Their troubles are far from over, but, given the paucity of evidence and the now highly questionable testimonial evidence of the stripper (i.e., she has changed her story so many times that she would get burned alive on the stand), this case will either get dropped or plead out to [U]much[/U] lesser charges.

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i look at this a different way. the poor girl with crappy lawyers. and the rich kids from duke with the best money can buy. the girl is barely educated, while the dookies are going to one of the best schools money can buy. to me its not about black or white, its about rich vs. poor

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This is a criminal case - she doesn't have "lawyers", she has the prosecution. Even if she has a lawyer representing her, even the ass-crappiest attorney should be able to tell her to tell the truth, or at least to come clean if there are some things she can't remember.

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we all know the criminal case is the first step towards a civil case, and show me the money. she has probably had lawyers calling her from day one. im just saying it seems like everyone believes the duke players without knowing all the facts. yes, she is a stripper, but no still means no

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[QUOTE=dmek25;263160]we all know the criminal case is the first step towards a civil case, and show me the money. she has probably had lawyers calling her from day one. im just saying it seems like everyone believes the duke players without knowing all the facts. yes, she is a stripper, but no still means no[/QUOTE]

Because the only facts that have been reported have been exculpatory. The only reported evidence indicating guilt has been her story, which is obviously dubious at best. Of course there could be other evidence that the prosecution has but in a case this publicised I'd i,magine any bombshell stuff would come out since this DA is getting buried all over the place and he doesn't seem to be one to hold back. This thing looks and feels like a total sham to me.

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OK, but if she has lawyers beating down her door, doesn't that undermine the "rich v. poor" argument?

Nifong has been on the warpath (no pun intended) since day 1. She has had as zealous an advocate in these proceedings as is possible. Now even he is saying that there simply is not sufficient evidence to make a case against these boys. I don't think it would matter if she had all the money in the world - there is apparently no physical evidence, and the lone witness isn't sure what happened.

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[quote=dmek25;263144]i look at this a different way. the poor girl with crappy lawyers. and the rich kids from duke with the best money can buy. the girl is barely educated, while the dookies are going to one of the best schools money can buy. to me its not about black or white, its about rich vs. poor[/quote]
She was in college.

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[quote=firstdown;263945]She was in college.[/quote]
and exactly what does that mean? poor people dont go to college?

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[quote=dmek25;263948]and exactly what does that mean? poor people dont go to college?[/quote]

You said she was barely educated. He pointed out that she was in college. I think that's what it means.

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didnt dexter manley graduate from college?

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i dont want to argue. lets agree that our opinions are different:)

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[url=http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061229/ap_on_re_us/duke_lacrosse_ethics_20]N.C. bar files charges against Duke D.A. - Yahoo! News[/url]

I doubt this will convince you of anything, but it's hard to argue that this is the poor getting shafted by the legal system. Nifong won't get disbarred, but he will probably get a disciplinary warning of some sort (I don't know what the procedures are in NC). He was determined from day 1 to nail the lacrosse players, despite having only a shaky case at best.

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Poor girl gets shafted by the legal system again!. Yes I am kidding. They ought to send her to jail for this whole debacle.
[url=http://apnews.myway.com/article/20070411/D8OEJ3VO2.html]My Way News - Prosecutors Drop Charges in Duke Case[/url]

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Hopefully these guys can put this behind them and get back to "normal" lives.

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My guess is that Nifong actually will be disbarred, assuming the reports I've heard are true. He did some pretty bad sh*t.

While the stripper is no saint and should be prosecuted if she did indeed file a false police report, the players weren't exactly saints themselves. Granted, they certainly got [I]far [/I]more punishment in the media than they deserved. But, it sounds like all involved are morons.

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[QUOTE=dall-assblows;263024]but that girl changed her story countless times. i'm no judge but i think that they should charge her with a false report after all is said and done[/QUOTE]

If she is charged with a crime, the black community in North Carolina should ask for an investigation over lets says about a hundred years and find out how many black men were lynched in the state of good ol' North Cackalacka for being accused by the state or some crazy anatomically inferior fool of raping a white woman. Don't get me started on the issue of in justice and preferential treatment when it is a white and black dynamic. They were not supposed to experience injustice because they were rich and white. God forbide they didn't have 1 million dollars each to clear themselves.

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[QUOTE=SUNRA;296700]If she is charged with a crime, the black community in North Carolina should ask for an investigation over lets says about a hundred years and find out how many black men were lynched in the state of good ol' North Cackalacka for being accused by the state or some crazy anatomically inferior fool of raping a white woman. Don't get me started on the issue of in justice and preferential treatment when it is a white and black dynamic. They were not supposed to experience injustice because they were rich and white. God forbide they didn't have 1 million dollars each to clear themselves.[/QUOTE]

That came outta left field. There were great injustices committed against blacks, therefore a lying stripper shouldn't be prosecuted for a crime? I don't follow that logic at all.

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[QUOTE=FRPLG;296636]Poor girl gets shafted by the legal system again!. Yes I am kidding. They ought to send her to jail for this whole debacle.
[url=http://apnews.myway.com/article/20070411/D8OEJ3VO2.html]My Way News - Prosecutors Drop Charges in Duke Case[/url][/QUOTE]

Isn't it amazing how coincidental the Duke players are being vindicated in the face of Don Imus and the Rutgers Women's Basketball team. To me it implies that black women have to justify their existence whether their decent or undecent. Pre-med or strippers, the shit never stops.

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[QUOTE=dmek25;263955]didnt dexter manley graduate from college?[/QUOTE]

Didn't Dan Quayle, and George W. Bush attend college. That says a lot about your analogy.

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[QUOTE=Sheriff Gonna Getcha;296702]That came outta left field. There were great injustices committed against blacks, therefore a lying stripper shouldn't be prosecuted for a crime? I don't follow that logic at all.[/QUOTE]

Of course you don't. And I respect that. The point is if you are not familiar with racial profiling, inadequate representation in court, police brutality and illegal practices by prosecutors and district attorneys against young black men everyday. This happens to black men everyday. A rush to judgement is the order of the day when it comes to the American injustice, sorry justice system regarding black men. How many white men have spent 20 years in prison for a rape that they did not commit because it was proven by DNA?

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SUNRA,
None of your posts make much sense or are very relevant. The fact that they were white is the reason they got charged. They are innocent and have been screwed and that is what is important. None of this is to deny that blacks have been shafted for years but that doesn't mean these kids should face any type of false persecution. It is that kind of mindset that keeps racists feelings alive in this country. Pathetic.

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I think Saden put it best, as he often does

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that one Duke LAX player that was in the middle of the three during their interview today looks like he is about 12.

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[QUOTE=SUNRA;296709]Isn't it amazing how coincidental the Duke players are being vindicated in the face of Don Imus and the Rutgers Women's Basketball team. To me it implies that black women have to justify their existence whether their decent or undecent. Pre-med or strippers, the shit never stops.[/QUOTE]

Are you actually implying that this was part of some conspiracy? I believe it. Trust me, the implant the government put in my brain is defective, leaking secrets to me, and told me the same thing.

You've got an obvious ax to grind and many of your posts ruin the generally pleasant atmosphere of these threads. I'd hate to see these off-topic threads disappear in order to preserve site harmony.

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[QUOTE=Sheriff Gonna Getcha;296741]Are you actually implying that this was part of some conspiracy? I believe it. Trust me, the implant the government put in my brain is defective, leaking secrets to me, and told me the same thing.

You've got an obvious ax to grind and many of your posts ruin the generally pleasant atmosphere of these threads. I'd hate to see these off-topic threads disappear in order to preserve site harmony.[/QUOTE]

I'd rather see people disappear than the off-topics.

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I'm still waiting for that site that SUNRA said he was going to start a while ago

But seriously, let's keep this civil

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[quote=FRPLG;296745]I'd rather see people disappear than the off-topics.[/quote]

I know a guy that knows a guy who has a brother that can do that for cheap.